Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Cambridge Rugby Club
Cambridge Rugby Union Football Club or CRUFC is a rugby union club representing the city of Cambridge, England.
- Posted
- 25 May 2023
- Status
- Contract - Fixed Term
- Full Time
- Location
- England
- Closing date
- 9 Jun 2023
Cambridge Rugby is recruiting a Head Strength & Conditioning coach to join their performance team and lead the S&C service. Cambridge Rugby have been promoted to the Championship for the 23/24 season after being crowned National 1 Champions. This is an extremely exciting time to join the club, with rapid growth occurring across all sectors of the organisation.
The Role:
The advertised role is a full-time position that includes a combination of provision to the Cambridge Rugby 1st Team, as well as clinical rehabilitation and personal training within the onsite private practice – Cambridge Sports Medicine Centre (CSMC).
The rugby aspect of the role is a position embedded within the Cambridge Rugby Performance Team that includes several physiotherapists, S&C coaches, and medical practitioners. You will be leading the S&C provision to the 1st team and will report directly to the Performance & Sports Medicine Director. You will be expected to design and deliver the strength program, drive performance standards and keep players accountable against performance outcomes. You will also be expected to work closely with the coaching staff on a day-to-day basis to integrate conditioning objectives within the tactical and skill-based objectives of rugby on-field sessions. You will have a leading role in the development of the preseason training plan and in the maintenance of physical performance in-season via intelligent macro-cycle design.
The clinical rehabilitation and personal training aspect of the role is a position within CSMC, which is a private practice located onsite at Cambridge Rugby. The practice is a multi-disciplinary sports medicine centre that provides service to the 600-member community section of the club, as well as private clients from the wider community. All members of the Cambridge Rugby Performance Team will be employed in combined rugby–CSMC roles in the 23/24 season.
A summary of what you can expect includes:
- Responsibility of leading the S&C provision to the 1st team
- The expectation of keeping players accountable against key performance outcomes
- The expectation of close collaboration with coaching staff and medical team
- The expectation of a progressive mindset as well as proactivity in developing (and refining) innovative performance processes. This includes processes relating to physical performance, inter-department department communication & collaboration, statistical processes, administrational processes.
- The requirement to provide active mentorship and career guidance to S&C staff under your leadership, and the fostering of a progressive performance culture that encourages team members to explore possibilities, devise innovative solutions, and autonomy to grow their role in the direction they desire.
- A heavy emphasis on building your individual reputation within the community via initiatives such as delivery of educational workshops and seminars and collaboration with external sports clubs and GP practices, just to name a few. We are looking for someone with the drive and confidence to project a positive image into the Cambridge community and to grow their own client list.
- A clinical rehabilitation and personal training caseload that includes high level and aspiring athletes, general public MSK, older adults, teenagers & children, group sessions.
- A strong learning environment, where continual clinical and personal growth is expected, and actively facilitated.
The Person:
We are looking for a suitably qualified strength and conditioning coach with the personality required for success in professional sport and the private / commercial sector.
Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science
- Post graduate degree in strength & conditioning, human movement or coaching
- Competency based accreditation (e.g UKSCA, NSCA, ASCA etc)
- 5-8 year’s experience, with at least one year in elite sport
Personal Attributes
- Creative, open minded and forward thinking.
- Proactive
- Motivated to earn respect and build their reputation within the community.
- Driven to take responsibility for their own financial success.
- Compelled to find performance solutions, initiating changes at the source rather than content with patching up end-product problems.
How to Apply
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